Comments on: Cadets http://www.falconoldboys.com The site for FOBs and FOGs everywhere Fri, 03 Feb 2012 01:14:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.5 By: stedman http://www.falconoldboys.com/index.php/i-remember/cadets/comment-page-1/#comment-38 stedman Fri, 13 May 2011 12:23:54 +0000 http://www.falconoldboys.com/?page_id=669#comment-38 My recollections of cadets stem from much earlier. the initial cadets played parade-ground soldiers complete with highly polished brasses and 'spooned' boots. As a junior I ended up having to 'spoon' a pair of boots. Luckily by the time I joined the cadets they were voluntary. We had an Exploration Society and I taught climbing and abseiling to many younger unfortunates. We even did useful things like map reading / orienteering, shooting and bush survival (how to live on grass and leaves, which leaves not to use to wipe your bottom when you, inevitably, got diarrhea from not being accustomed to this wonderful diet). We learnt about camouflage too. Such innocent days. Dave Stedman Hervey 1964-70 My recollections of cadets stem from much earlier. the initial cadets played parade-ground soldiers complete with highly polished brasses and ‘spooned’ boots. As a junior I ended up having to ‘spoon’ a pair of boots.

Luckily by the time I joined the cadets they were voluntary. We had an Exploration Society and I taught climbing and abseiling to many younger unfortunates. We even did useful things like map reading / orienteering, shooting and bush survival (how to live on grass and leaves, which leaves not to use to wipe your bottom when you, inevitably, got diarrhea from not being accustomed to this wonderful diet). We learnt about camouflage too.
Such innocent days.

Dave Stedman
Hervey 1964-70

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